School age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, primary education, female was 2.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.23 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.41 million
in 1999
All-time low
2.20 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 2.23 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.41 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million, in 2021.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.41 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.26 million | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.11 million | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.99 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.89 million | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.77 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.67 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.54 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.44 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.39 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.50 million | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.57 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.63 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.27 million | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 million | 3.41 million | 3.41 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million | 2.48 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million | 2.39 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 2.20 million | 2.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- 198 American Samoa 2,645 compare
- 199 United States Virgin Islands 2,536 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,487 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 2,292 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,087 compare
- 203 Andorra 1,984 compare
- 204 Bermuda 1,709 compare
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,486 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, primary education, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release